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November 23, 1998
The University Record, November 23, 1998 Regents’ Roundup Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their November meeting. Appointments to professorships Faculty members named to endowed and titled professorships included: Steven A. Goldstein, professor of mechanical engineering and applied mechanics, professor of biomedical engineering, and professor of surgery, also will hold…
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November 16, 1998
The University Record, November 16, 1998 Police Beat By Rebecca A. Doyle North Campus patrols beefed up Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers have established “directed patrols” on North Campus, according to DPS Capt. James Smiley, in order to deter vandals. DPS recently has received a large number of reports of malicious destruction to vehicles…
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October 28, 1998
The University Record, October 28, 1998 Obituary Josip Matovinovic Josip Matovinovic, professor emeritus of internal medicine, died Aug. 30. Matovinovic was a professor in the Division of Nuclear Medicine and the Department of Internal Medicine in 1959–85. He was educated in Zagreb, Croatia, where he became chief of the Endocrinology and Metabolism Divisions. He was…
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October 21, 1998
The University Record, October 21, 1998 Regents’ Roundup Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their October meeting. Administrative appointments Approved administrative appointments included: Lennard A. Fisk, professor of atmospheric, oceanic and space sciences, was reappointed chair of the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, for a three-year term, effective…
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October 21, 1998
The University Record, October 21, 1998 Obituary Mabel E. Rugen Mabel E. Rugen, professor emeritus of public health education and consultant, died at her Ann Arbor home Oct. 15. She was 96. Rugen, who taught at the U-M for 40 years, until her retirement in 1970, was considered a trailblazer in the area of public…
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October 21, 1998
The University Record, October 21, 1998 Police Beat By Rebecca A. Doyle Rash of bicycle thefts reported On Oct. 12, four bicycle thefts were reported at two campus locations—two from the 1500 block of Washington Heights and two from the 700 block of East University. Capt. James Smiley, Department of Public Safety (DPS), urges…
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October 7, 1998
The University Record, October 7, 1998 Obituaries Hayden Kenna Carruth Hayden Kenna Carruth, age 87, died at his home in Ann Arbor Sept. 27 from the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. He was born Sept. 14, 1911, in Auburn, Miss., the sixth child of Samuel Enoch and Myrtis Kennis Carruth. He graduated from Asbury Academy and…
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September 30, 1998
The University Record, September 30, 1998 Regents’ Roundup Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their September meeting. Gifts The Regents accepted $30,900,398 in gifts received in June-August. The total included $13,831,020 from inidivduals, $6,911,197 from corporations, $6,566,212 from foundations and $3,591,969 from associations and others. Renovation projects Two renovation projects–one…
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September 23, 1998
The University Record, September 23, 1998 Obituary William Albright William Albright, professor of music and chair of the Department of Composition, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Ann Arbor on Sept. 17. He was 53. Born in 1944 in Gary, Ind., he was a composition student primarily of Ross Lee Finney and George Rochberg.…
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August 19, 1998
The University Record, August 19, 1998 Obituaries Glenn M. Knudsvig Glenn M. Knudsvig of the Department of Classical Studies died as a result of an accident in Marathon, Fla., on July 24. He was 54. Knudsvig, a teacher of teachers, held himself to the highest professional and personal standards and inspired others to do the…
